Conversion of sewage sludge to clean solid fuel using hydrothermal carbonization: Hydrochar fuel characteristics and combustion behavior

Applied Energy

Volumn 111, Issue , 2013, Pages 257-266

  He, Chao ^a,b   Giannis, Apostolos ^a   Wang, Jing Yuan ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Combustion kinetics; Fuel ratio; Hydrochar formation; Hydrothermal desulfurization; Oxygen containing functional group

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CARBON; CARBONIZATION; CARBOXYLATION; COMBUSTION; FUEL GAGES; FUELS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; OXYGEN; SEWAGE SLUDGE; THERMOCHEMISTRY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

COMBUSTION KINETICS; DECARBOXYLATION REACTIONS; FUEL RATIO; HIGH MOISTURE CONTENTS; HYDROCHAR FORMATION; HYDROTHERMAL CARBONIZATION; OXYGEN-CONTAINING FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; THERMOCHEMICAL TREATMENTS;

WASTE INCINERATION;

CHARCOAL; COMBUSTION; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; MOISTURE CONTENT; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; THERMOCHEMISTRY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

EID: 84878509618     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.04.084     Document Type: Article

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